judicial+or+official+inquiry

  • 51Past question — Question Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence,… …

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  • 52Previous question — Question Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence,… …

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  • 53Question — Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence, objection;… …

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  • 54To beg the question — Question Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence,… …

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  • 55To the question — Question Ques tion, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.] 1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discussion; debate; hence,… …

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  • 56Montague Shearman — As caricatured by wag (Arthur George Witherby) in Vanity Fair, July 1895 Sir Montague Shearman (7 April 1857 – 6 January 1930) was an English judge and athlete. He is most notable as co founder of the Amateur Athletics Association in 1880.[1] …

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  • 57Mormonism and violence — Mormonism, throughout much of its history, has had a relationship with violence.[1] The effect of this violence has had an impact on the history of the Latter Day Saint movement and its doctrines.[2] In the early history of the United States,… …

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  • 58truth commission — Introduction  an official body established to investigate a series of human rights violations, war crimes (war crime), or other serious abuses that took place over many years. Truth commissions aim to identify the causes and consequences of… …

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  • 59question — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quaestion , quaestio, from quaerere to seek, ask Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge (2) an interrogative sentence or clause b. a… …

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  • 60Concurrent use registration — A concurrent use registration, in United States trademark law, is a federal trademark registration of the same trademark to two or more unrelated parties, with each party having a registration limited to a distinct geographic area. Such a… …

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